Software Development Sql Server

Tarak Patel

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Phone: 951-***-**** Cell: 951-***-****

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SUMMARY

Ambitious and successful leader with over 27 years of experience in providing full life cycle software development. Expertise in all aspects of Microsoft .NET development including expert C#, ASP.NET, and SQL Server skills. Interested in a demanding, hands on leadership position that will allow me to extend my track record of producing cutting edge applications.

EXPERIENCE

2009-Present WebMD San Clemente, CA

Vice President, Software Development

Directly responsible for all technical aspects of WebMD consumer health network: WebMD.com, MedicineNet.com, eMedicineHealth.com, RxList.com, OnHealth.com, and Medhelp.org. Also oversee all development for ADDitudeMag.com.

Work with and manage cross functional development teams and product managers across multiple time zones and geographic locations.

Maintain and enhance a run time web application written on a Microsoft MVC platform using a SQL Server database.

Maintain and enhance a backend content management web application written in ASP.NET using webforms and Entity Framework.

Develop and maintain backend batch processing console applications and services written in C# and WCF.

2006-Present BhulaCorp, Inc. Corona, CA

Founder, Chief Software Architect

Software consulting company established to provide all aspects of application development and services. Owner of all stages of software development from estimation of time and budget to testing and deployment.

Served as a full time employee in the role of Software Architect at Evantix Llc. (Aliso Viejo, CA). Designed, architected, and developed an N-Tiered SaaS solution for the third party risk management space using ASP.NET, C#, WCF, LINQ, and SQL Server 2005/2008 on the .NET 3.5 framework using Visual Studio 2008.

Created a robust AJAX enabled ASP.NET framework for rapid web application development. Built on the .NET 2.0 framework using Visual Studio 2005. Features include business logic code generation via the database schema and a custom CodeSmith template, a custom server control library extending the AjaxControlToolkit, built in Security and User management, UI templates for rapid screen development, cache based lookup handling, and automated workflow capabilities. Developed multiple products for various clients utilizing this platform (Demo Urls and authentication information available upon request):

Developed LynxNet for a restaurant investment group, consisting of over 75 restaurants across 3 major franchises. LynxNet is a SAAS web application that facilitates end to end restaurant management. Features include bill management, reporting, reward card management, payroll, coupon marketing and help desk. It integrates with multiple POS systems and accounting packages. LynxNet has been an integral tool in gaining insight and improving the bottom line across a complex business hierarchy.

Developed QBAM (QuickBooks Automation Manager) for Apple Investment Group, a corporation consisting of 5 Applebee’s restaurants. QBAM is a web application that allows for the import of Vendor bill data from each store’s POS system into QuickBooks. This data is then exported via web services from QuickBooks into a SQL Server database where the web application facilitates the approval and payment of bills.

Developed ARMS (Automated Records Management System) for the Los Angeles District Attorney’s office. ARMS is a criminal case management system used by investigators and law enforcement agencies for tracking criminals, investigator involvement, etc.

Developed PERSA (Performance Evaluation Review System for Attorneys) for the Los Angeles District Attorney’s office. PERSA is used for tracking attorney case assignments and rating attorney performance using a heuristic rating system.

Developed EAR (Expenditure Authorization Request) System for the Los Angeles Housing Department. EAR helps the housing department manage its vendors and handle internal procurement requests with built in workflow.

2006-2007 i2 Technologies Inc. (HQ: Dallas, TX) Irvine, CA

Software Architect

Transitioned from RiverOne after the acquisition of the company by i2 Technologies.

Enhanced and maintained the INTERACTIVE product suite from a satellite office in Irvine, CA.

2000-2006 RiverOne, Inc Irvine, CA

Lead Software Engineer

Led team of developers in creating, enhancing, and maintaining RiverOne’s enterprise class software web application, INTERACTIVE, utilizing ASP.NET, SQL Server 2005, Web Services and ADO.NET. INTERACTIVE was designed to handle the complex use cases of distributed supply chains and features patent pending advances in application design.

Patent Pending for a component within the INTERACTIVE product suite.

Worked with and managed offshore teams in India and Russia.

Architected framework for developers to easily create complex user interface pages and navigation scenarios while maintaining a consistent look and feel throughout the application.

Created design and specification documents while working with product management team to gather requirements.

Created numerous custom server controls for common functionality.

Evaluated third party controls for use in application development

Pioneered the use of AJAX technology within the INTERACTIVE product to enhance the user experience.

1996-2000 DGCC.com LLC Torrance, CA

Software Developer

Developed custom desktop database applications using Visual Basic 6.0 front end and MS Access or SQL Server back end.

Created custom ActiveX components for reuse across many different applications.

Interacted with clients to gather requirements and specifications in order to design and develop custom software.

EDUCATION

1998 Cal State University Fullerton Fullerton, CA

BS Computer Science with emphasis in commercial programming.

SKILLS

ASP.NET (Expert)

SQL Server 2005/2008 (Expert)

C# (Expert)

WCF (Expert)

Web Services (Expert)

AJAX (Expert)

JavaScript (Expert)

ADO.NET (Expert)

XSL/XML (Expert)

Visual Basic (Expert)

ASP (Expert)

VBScript (Expert)

LINQ (Expert)

MVC (Intermediate)

JQuery (Expert)

Code Smith (Expert)

REFERENCES

Available upon request.

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